Long Beach State's annual fundraising gala, Jewels of the Night, will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. Jewels of the Night is the marquee event for generating revenue to support the more than 300 Long Beach State student-athletes in their quest to realize both their academic and athletic ambitions.

Long Beach State offers 19 Division I sports on California's second-largest campus. Located in one of Southern California's best coastal cities, LBSU brings marquee facilities, coaches and administration to exceed the needs of more than 300 student-athletes. Click here

With one of just three Pyramids in the United States, a baseball stadium that has been home to MLB greats such as Troy Tulowitzki, Evan Longoria and Jered Weaver and a marquee tennis complex, Long Beach State Athletics offers some of the finest competitive facilities in California. Click here

2013: Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries in the hammer throw ... Big West qualifier in the shot put, discus and hammer ... Scored in the hammer with a fourth-place finish at the conference championships (182-01) ... Established a personal-record 193-07 at the Ben Brown Invitational ... That mark ranks 10th in school history ... Added season bests in the shot put (52-01) at the Cal-Nevada Championships and in the discus (165-03) at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational.

2012: Redshirted.

Mt. SAC: Competed two years on the track and field team at Mt. San Antonio College ... Advanced to the So-Cal Prelims in the shot put, hammer and discus as a sophomore ... Also qualified for the California Community College State Championships in the discus where he finished sixth overall.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in track and field at Diamond Bar High School ... First-team All-Sierra League selection in 2009 ... Also competed three years in football and two years in basketball ... Earned all-league honors in both sports.